After my last interesting experiment (which everyone who actually tried the cheese straws admits that they were not bad!) I thought I should go for something a little less out there. And my entire office goes crazy for peanuts. This recipe came from Gold Medal Flour's Jubilee Recipe book. It is a collection of recipes from 1880 to 1955 updated for the 'modern' age. I love it!
The recipe looks easy enough and everyone is happy! What a great mom!
I have no idea why I had a huge bag of salted peanuts, I don't even like them, but worked for me. I did not use butter only shortening. Butter shortening would probably work best. I did not have any.
There is almost as many peanuts as dough. I hope these actually bake.
I love the extra sugar on top. You can always use more sugar on top!
These baked up beautifully but let them cool completely. Crispy is better than soft in this case.
Ta Da! Beautiful crispy cookies! My kitchen smells like peanut butter. Not a bad thing!
These cookies were amazing! Quick and easy to make and everyone loved them. I thought they were pretty good and would gladly make them again. Everyone else went crazy. They did not last 2 days in the office. The dough was very thick and it took some arm muscles to get everything mixed all together. The amount of peanuts to actual cookie was perfect!
My Rating: Great! Will make again.
Friends and Family Rating: "Best Cookies Ever!"
